Sound of... facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sound of... |
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| Presented by | BBC Radio 1 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 2003 |
| Currently held by | The Last Dinner Party (2024) |
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| Network | BBC |
The Sound of... is a yearly music poll run by the BBC. Music experts and critics vote to find the most exciting new music artists. It started in 2003 on the BBC News website. Now, it's a big event covered by BBC radio, TV, and online.
Each December, a list of 10 promising artists is announced. This is called the "longlist." In January, they announce the top five artists and the overall winner. Winning this award can help new artists become very famous.
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Winners of the Sound of Poll
Winners from the 2000s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Ninth | Tenth |
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| 2003 | 50 Cent | Electric Six | Yeah Yeah Yeahs | The Thrills | Dizzee Rascal | Interpol | Audio Bullys | Mario | The Datsuns | Sean Paul |
| 2004 | Keane | Franz Ferdinand | Wiley | Razorlight | Joss Stone | McFly | Scissor Sisters | The Ordinary Boys | Tali | Gemma Fox |
| 2005 | The Bravery | Bloc Party | Kano | The Game | Kaiser Chiefs | KT Tunstall | The Dead 60s | The Dears | Tom Vek | The Magic Numbers |
| 2006 | Corinne Bailey Rae | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | The Feeling | Plan B | gUiLLeMoTs | Sway | Chris Brown | Marcos Hernandez | Kubb | The Automatic |
| 2007 | MIKA | The Twang | Klaxons | Sadie Ama | Enter Shikari | Air Traffic | Cold War Kids | Just Jack | Ghosts | The Rumble Strips |
| 2008 | Adele | Duffy | The Ting Tings | Glasvegas | Foals | Vampire Weekend | Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong | Black Kids | MGMT | Santigold |
| 2009 | Little Boots | White Lies | Florence + the Machine | Empire of the Sun | La Roux | Lady Gaga | V V Brown | Kid Cudi | Passion Pit | Dan Black |
Winners from the 2010s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Other nominees |
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| 2010 | Ellie Goulding | Marina and the Diamonds | Delphic | Hurts | The Drums | Daisy Dares You, Devlin, Everything Everything, Giggs, Gold Panda, Joy Orbison, Owl City, Rox, Stornoway, Two Door Cinema Club |
| 2011 | Jessie J | James Blake | The Vaccines | Jamie Woon | Clare Maguire | Anna Calvi, Daley, Esben and the Witch, Jai Paul, MONA, NERO, The Naked and Famous, Warpaint, Wretch 32, Yuck |
| 2012 | Michael Kiwanuka | Frank Ocean | Azealia Banks | Skrillex | Niki & the Dove | ASAP Rocky, Dot Rotten, Dry the River, Flux Pavilion, Friends, Jamie N Commons, Lianne La Havas, Ren Harvieu, Spector, Stooshe |
| 2013 | HAIM | AlunaGeorge | Angel Haze | Laura Mvula | CHVRCHΞS | A*M*E, Arlissa, King Krule, Kodaline, Little Green Cars, Palma Violets, Peace, Savages, The Weeknd, Tom Odell |
| 2014 | Sam Smith | Ella Eyre | BANKS | Sampha | George Ezra | Chance the Rapper, Chlöe Howl, FKA twigs, Jungle, Kelela, Luke Sital-Singh, MNEK, Nick Mulvey, Royal Blood, Say Lou Lou |
| 2015 | Years & Years | James Bay | Stormzy | Raury | George the Poet | Kwabs, Låpsley, Novelist, Rae Morris, Shamir, Shura, Slaves, SOAK, Sunset Sons, Wolf Alice |
| 2016 | Jack Garratt | Alessia Cara | NAO | Blossoms | Mura Masa, WSTRN | Billie Marten, Dua Lipa, Frances, Izzy Bizu, J Hus, Loyle Carner, Mabel, RAT BOY, Section Boyz |
| 2017 | Ray BLK | Rag'n'Bone Man | Raye | Jorja Smith | Nadia Rose | AJ Tracey, Anderson .Paak, CABBAGE, Dave, Declan McKenna, Maggie Rogers, Stefflon Don, The Amazons, The Japanese House, Tom Grennan |
| 2018 | Sigrid | Rex Orange County | IAMDDB | Khalid | Pale Waves | ALMA, Billie Eilish, Jade Bird, Lewis Capaldi, Nilüfer Yanya, Not3s, Sam Fender, Superorganism, Tom Walker, yaeji, Yxng Bane |
| 2019 | Octavian | King Princess | Grace Carter | slowthai | ROSALÍA | Dermot Kennedy, Ella Mai, FLOHIO, Mahalia, Sea Girls |
Winners from the 2020s
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Other nominees |
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| 2020 | Celeste | easy life | YUNGBLUD | Joy Crookes | Inhaler | Arlo Parks, beabadoobee, Georgia, Joesef, Squid |
| 2021 | Pa Salieu | Holly Humberstone | BERWYN | Greentea Peng | Griff | Alfie Templeman, Bree Runway, Dutchavelli, girl in red, The Lathums |
| 2022 | PinkPantheress | Wet Leg | Mimi Webb | Lola Young | Central Cee | Baby Queen, ENNY, Priya Ragu, Tems, Yard Act |
| 2023 | FLO | Fred again.. | Nia Archives | Cat Burns | Gabriels | Asake, Biig Piig, DYLAN, piri & tommy, Rachel Chinouriri |
| 2024 | The Last Dinner Party | Olivia Dean | Peggy Gou | Tyla | Elmiene | Ayra Starr, Caity Baser, CMAT, Kenya Grace, Sekou |
How the Poll Works
Each year, over 100 music critics, editors, and radio hosts vote. They pick the artists they think will be big stars in the coming year.
In 2009, the BBC started publishing a longlist of 15 artists. This helps fans see who the experts are watching. Later, they narrowed it down to 10 artists for the longlist.
Winning the "Sound of..." poll can really boost an artist's career. Many winners have gone on to have number one albums and hit songs. For example, Ellie Goulding won in 2010. Her first album, Lights, became a huge success.
In 2019, Octavian became the first rapper to win since 50 Cent in 2003. He was also the first winner in a long time not signed with Universal Music Group. This shows the poll can highlight artists from different music companies.
The most recent winners, The Last Dinner Party, were announced in January 2024. They were chosen by famous musicians like Florence Welch.
See also
In Spanish: Sound of… para niños
